dishevelled

Example Sentences

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They're dishevelled because they've just got off a bus to Glasgow, ahead of show 82.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

His family found out when they saw him on TV the next day, looking scared and dishevelled.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

His background - a teacher, a football coach, an Army National Guard enlisted soldier - broadcasts "meat-and-potatoes middle America", as does perhaps his balding, rotund, slightly dishevelled appearance.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Her blue eyes still retained their melting quality; and her yellow hair, dishevelled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and temples.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

I shouted at her through the dishevelled blanket.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath